The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public to find Kerry Elizabeth Ahearn, a 58-year-old woman from Walnut Creek, California. According to authorities, Ahearn was reported missing by her boyfriend on August 26 at around 4:30 a.m. after she did not return from a hike.
Ahearn was last seen on August 25 at approximately 3:00 p.m., walking northeast on Gibson Creek Road in Whitethorn. She is described as a white female adult, standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. She has blue eyes, long straight blonde and gray hair, and wears glasses. At the time she was last seen, she was wearing a blue shirt, a blue denim skirt with a Grateful Dead patch on the left side, and brown Teva sandals.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has started a search and rescue operation to locate Ahearn.
“We will provide updates as they become available.”
Anyone who may have information regarding Ahearn’s possible whereabouts is asked to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251.
Photograph provided by Kerry’s family.
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